The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-28
New Line Between New York and Boston.
Local and state Notes.


Local and State Notes.
J. A. Conwell, agent of the c., l., ST. L. g. c.
1T Westfort, died yesterday quite suddenly.
The old passenger coaches of the L., n. A e.
C. are to be put through the shops and re-
modelled.
E. w. McKenna, formerly superintendent of
the j., NJ & l., will be in the city on Monday
next, route to his new field,
Fred Leeds and Cary Holcombe. late with the
Wabash at this point, have accepted good posi-
tions on the Chicago Alton road
The c., l., St. l.. q G. is laying about mile
OF new ide-track at North Vernon, putting in a
new turntabie and making various other i'm
provements at that terminal.
Very attractive and commodius grounds
being fitted up at Broad Ripple for picnic parties,
and the L., n. A. & c. people propose to make
rates which will make the grounds popular.
The representatives of thirty-two roads left
Chicago last night on special train over the L.,
N. A q c. (Monon route) for Louisville to join
Atmore's excursion to-day to the Mammoth Cave.
The lines of the Pennsylvania Company west
of PittsburR and Erie for the four months ending
April 30 show surplus over liabilities of $685.
600, being gain as compared with the same
period 1856 Of 1888, 479.
Thomas Rood, of Pittsburg, chief architect of
the new Union railway station i in the city look
ing over matters. The new building is delayed
by the stone-masons being behind in their work,
but yesterday they considerably increased their
force.
Edgar Hill Of Cleveland general freight agent
of the Bee-line, was in the city yesterday. He
speaks of traffic as being light, but looks for an
improvement now that rates in nearly all direc-
tons fixed, and in most cases are lower than
prior to april H.
The j. NJ & l. and the c., st. L. e. P. have
arranged to run a special train out of New Al
bany for Chicago, to carry fruit for the Adams
Express Company whenever the crop will justify
IL. Fruit from all over southern Indiana viii be
shipped on this train.
r. W. Lee, the general passenger ag>
Of the Lake Erie 81 Western. has christened the
h. ANutvr po1. nrrfn hn1 Inn
ming through the principal towns wher gas has
been found in this State and in Ohio The name
Is certainly very appropriate one.
number of the roads now express a willing
give excursion rates to parties of five.
Gradually the lines are weakening, and within
sixty days the old rates mileage tickets and
10 excursion parties will be the same as in times
before the interst commerce scare
Most of the Indiana roads announce the low
rate Of one and one-third fare between all sta
tons on Decoration day. Some go even further
and make the rate good on all trains May 70. 70
ard 80, going, and good to return the 3lst. The
Lake Erie & Western 10 one Of this number.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany is pur-
suing its policy of replacing iron bridges with
stone As example of the ultimate economy
OF so doing the Conemauch viaduc on the west
slope of the Alleehenies is cited. his structure
was built in 1882 and has not cost ! 30 since then
for repairs.
The little unpleasantness betw cen the pas
sepger departments of the l.. B. % W. and the
J., ID. e. S. roads, regards the' business be-
tween Indianapolis and Peoria, n rs been smoth-
cred. and the l., d. & S. has withdrawn the de-
mand for a diferential rate of 81 between Indian
npolis and Peoria.
L. o. Hopkins, general freight agent Of the
Peoria. Decatur a. Evansville road. 10 in the city
on official business. He reports freight traffic
heavy this road The earRin Is of this de-
partment in April were $4,000 ahead of those
OF the corresponding month in 1856, and the
May earnings will be SIS, 900 in rsxcess of those
Of last year.
Misfortune still follows the L., N. A. & G.
road. Yesterday trestle near Lowell, on the
Indianapolis division, went down and eight cars
went into the stream below. An engineer OF
large experience says the trouble on this road Is
that they have put on monster freight engines
before the bridges were prop rly strengthened
TO sustain such heavy weight.
When the new Law went int effect the Chca-
g a. Eastern Illinois and the Evansville &
Ierre Haute roads drew out As competitors for
eastbound business but the division Of percent
ages has been so arraGed That they have
sumed business, and yestt rday the Midland
iine re-ostAblished its agency at Terre Haute,
with Walter Pennington as agent, and the b. q
y kAnkskee Dispatch. which works over the
VAudalia out of lat poiu c, opened for bust
aess, With A. q Aicholsorl as agent
In coeznl e. ( on an il EN- which appeared
day or a the Jou -nal. TO the effect that
the split was belt az substituted the
Union nd Bolt roa d for the stub switch,
the Eng uee -rt News So SIS: ',The usual rule
that III est IS the frs, to adopt desirable inn
proven onts aich has laeld true in many
enses, has been reverse 4 in the case of stub
switches, uf h ornament Western yards and
main liua6 ~ quite imp roper extent. The stub
switch o direct G. Ause Of the terrible Rio
olsaster lt year, au,l is constantly causing
minor ofsH
" X Dau rlings pre- sident of the lake Erie
"esterr ad, accom- lpanied by General Man
aser brad y. yester lay made an inspection OF
az sne o L. 81 G. Dad from Indianapolis 10
niehl fap CRY. This is the first time Mr. Cum
aahg 77 81 been the road. He ex-
press .7s-lf mort than cratifed with the
-ie steel rails TO lay the track between
80 tnd Michigan City have been purchased.
~ VIZ begin to arrive next month. and the
~ go me = TO be pl aced at once in the best
%oIi+Non General Manager Bradbury states
n as airy next month the contracts for the new
WI uio,nfa az indians polls. which are TO he occu-
49, 49r we General Offices, will be let The
800 800 hAs been delayed by the sickness and
. $40 n member of the family OF the chief en-
structure
y, " llekeuna has received letters patent on
80 nose atnp notv 30 generally in use on the
49, OF zee senger trains through which the air
me " eat'ngnous Sc brake is cut of and the
s .,slu pre- lght % standstill. Mr.. Mckennas
s;,sonnon as call d to the need Of such an nven-
L wner passei1r7er train, few years ago, IN
s@ink - the Brdon Depot lett the track, and